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Re: Being a Brit...

by beethoven (blaaarg)

12/25/2010, 6:08 PM

Well, those are all R's that begin syllables. R's that close them aren't pronounced, and if you shorten Harry or Karen they become Har or Kar, which is an awkward sound in non-rhotic dialects, so maybe the Z gets added on because the mouth wants to close around a sound

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